Volume contents
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- 258 - Melrose , Title Page
- 259 - Melrose , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GIRTHGATE | The Girthgate | Chambers Caledonia Vol:1. p 141. John Hogg. Whitlaw John Gray. Whitlaw Walter Johnston Inchkeith |
001.11; 001.15 | Considered to have been a Bridle or Foot Road between Melrose Abbey & Edinburgh - Chambers in his Caledonia Vol.1 p.141 states the following respecting the Girthgate - "From Eildon, northward, General Roy in tracing its course (The Roman Road) has completely mistaken its track, towards Soutra Hill - without looking for the intimation of others, he was misled by the appearance of the "Girthgate" with passes, from the Bridge-end of Tweed, up the Valley of Allan Water, across the moors, to Soutra Hospital, on Soutra Hill - This foot-way without any examination of its formation, or materials, he mistook for the only remains of this Roman Road - He forgot, that Warburton, the Surveyor, & Antiquary, had rode upon the true road, in 1722, from the River Reed in Northumberland, by Jedburgh, Melrose, Lauder etc etc.- See Warburton's Letters to Gale, dated 12th December 1723, in Reliquiæ Galeanæ - P 438 - |
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Parish of Melrose
W. Beatty
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county, OS Name Books - Roxburgh county - Volume 28 - Parish of Melrose, OS1/29/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Melrose.
Ordnance Survey - Roxburgh county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Roxburgh, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.